Trauma Culture: The Politics of Terror and Loss in Media and Literature by E. An

Description: Trauma Culture by E. Ann Kaplan In Trauma Culture, E. Ann Kaplan explores the relationship between the impact of trauma on individuals and on entire cultures and nations. Arguing that humans possess a need to draw meaning from personal experience and to communicate what happens to others, she examines the forms that are used to bridge the experience. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It may be said that every trauma is two traumas or ten thousand - depending on the number of people involved. How one experiences and reacts to an event is unique and depends largely on ones direct or indirect positioning, personal psychic history, and individual memories. But equally important to the experience of trauma are the broader political and cultural contexts within which a catastrophe takes place and how it is "managed" by institutional forces, including the media. In Trauma Culture, E. Ann Kaplan explores the relationship between the impact of trauma on individuals and on entire cultures and nations. Arguing that humans possess a compelling need to draw meaning from personal experience and to communicate what happens to others, she examines the artistic, literary, and cinematic forms that are often used to bridge the individual and collective experience. A number of case studies, including Sigmund Freuds Moses and Monotheism, Marguerite Duras La Douleur, Sarah Kofmans Rue Ordener, Rue Labat, Alfred Hitchcocks Spellbound, and Tracey Moffatts Night Cries, reveal how empathy can be fostered without the sensationalistic element that typifies the media.From World War II to 9/11, this passionate study eloquently navigates the contentious debates surrounding trauma theory and persuasively advocates the responsible sharing and translating of catastrophe. Author Biography E. Ann Kaplan is a professor of English, SUNY at Stony Brook, where she also founded and directs the Humanities Institute. She was recently the president of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Table of Contents Introduction : 9/11 and "disturbing remains" "Why trauma now?" : Freud and trauma studies Memory as testimony in World War II : Freud, Duras, and Kofman Melodrama and trauma : displacement in Hitchcocks Spellbound Vicarious trauma and "empty" empathy : media images of Rwanda and the Iraq War "Translating" trauma in postcolonial contexts : indigeneity on film The ethics of witnessing : Maya Deren and Tracey Moffatt Epilogue : "Wounded New York" : rebuilding and memorials to 9/11 Review "This book will have significant impact in film and media studies because Kaplan so skillfully translates the most interesting work done in trauma studies and takes it in new and original directions. It is illuminating, lucid, and persuasive." - Patrice Petro, author of Aftershocks of the New: Feminism and Film History" Long Description It may be said that every trauma is two traumas or ten thousand-depending on the number of people involved. How one experiences and reacts to an event is unique and depends largely on ones direct or indirect positioning, personal psychic history, and individual memories. But equally important to the experience of trauma are the broader political and cultural contexts within which a catastrophe takes place and how it is "managed" by institutional forces, including the media. In Trauma Culture , E. Ann Kaplan explores the relationship between the impact of trauma on individuals and on entire cultures and nations. Arguing that humans possess a compelling need to draw meaning from personal experience and to communicate what happens to others, she examines the artistic, literary, and cinematic forms that are often used to bridge the individual and collective experience. A number of case studies, including Sigmund Freuds Moses and Monotheism, Marguerite Duras La Douleur, Sarah Kofmans Rue Ordener, Rue Labat, Alfred Hitchcocks Spellbound, and Tracey Moffatts Night Cries, reveal how empathy can be fostered without the sensationalistic element that typifies the media. From World War II to 9/11, this passionate study eloquently navigates the contentious debates surrounding trauma theory and persuasively advocates the responsible sharing and translating of catastrophe. Review Text This book will have significant impact in film and media studies because Kaplan so skillfully translates the most interesting work done in trauma studies and takes it in new and original directions. It is illuminating, lucid, and persuasive. - Patrice Petro, author of Aftershocks of the New: Feminism and Film History Review Quote "This book will have significant impact in film and media studies because Kaplan so skillfully translates the most interesting work done in trauma studies and takes it in new and original directions. It is illuminating, lucid, and persuasive." Description for Reader E. Ann Kaplan is a professor of English, SUNY at Stony Brook, where she also founded and directs the Humanities Institute. She was recently the president of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Details ISBN0813535913 Author E. Ann Kaplan Short Title TRAUMA CULTURE Publisher Rutgers University Press Language English ISBN-10 0813535913 ISBN-13 9780813535913 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2005 Imprint Rutgers University Press Subtitle The Politics of Terror and Loss in Media and Literature Country of Publication United States Residence US Affiliation State University of New York at Stony Brook DOI 10.1604/9780813535913 AU Release Date 2005-07-11 NZ Release Date 2005-07-11 UK Release Date 2005-07-11 Pages 208 DEWEY 302.23 Audience Undergraduate Publication Date 2005-07-11 Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ US Release Date 2005-07-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161723761;

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